Overview

The 8(a) STARS GWAC is a fully-competed multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract set aside for exclusively 8(a)-certified small businesses. It has a $15 billion ceiling. There currently are more than 200 8(a) small business awardees across the country. The contract includes an "on/off ramp" approach at option periods. This allows for new awards if the pool of contractors shrinks due to recertification requirements that preclude option exercise if the holder is no long eligible. SAIC has worked with many of the firms that received 8(a) STARS awards and supports capture of set-aside opportunities under this contract where possible and appropriate. Combining SAIC's strengths with the capabilities of our 8(a) STARS awardees, we can offer current and new clients a way to meet their small disadvantaged business contracting goals while assuring them of low risk, high quality service levels. This contract is available for use by all federal agencies.

About the Contract

This 8(a) small business set-aside contract provides information technology services in eight functional areas (FAs). The total seven-year contract (three-year base period with two, two-year options through June 2011) includes over 100 labor categories, with the possibility for unique requirements to be specified at the task order level. It covers a broad range of IT services:

• FA 1 NAICS 541511
  • Custom Computer Programming Services
• FA 2 NAICS 541512
  • Computer Systems Design Services
• FA 3 NAICS 541513
  • Computer Facilities Management Services
• FA 4 NAICS 518210
  • Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services
• FA 5 NAICS 541419
  • Other Computer Related Services
• FA 6 NAICS 516110
  • Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
• FA 7 NAICS 519190
  • All Other Information Services
• FA 8 NAICS 517110
  • Wired Telecommunications

Benefits

• Federal agency assistance in meeting the five percent goal for contracting with small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), offering:
  • Pre-competed, easy-to-use contracts
  • Short procurement lead time
  • Directed / sole source task order awards up to $3.5M
  • Directed task orders up to $3.5 million each for Department of Defense activities are compliant with Section 803 of the 2002 National Defense Authorization Act 216.505-70(b)(1), and are allowable pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), 15 U.S.C. 637 and FAR 19.804-6.
  • 8(a) credit can be transferred back to client agency via Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
  • The 8(a) prime must retain at least 51 percent of the personnel costs at the contract level, not the task order level
  • Limited protestability

*Various contract numbers, depending on prime